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21. There still might be wiggle room disallowing that

Tue Aug 5, 2025, 09:20 AM

Aug 5

Amendment XXII
Section 1.

No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.

(snip)

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxxii

So he might not be eligible to be nominated for VP and then suddenly ascend.

The issue they seem to want to argue is the allowance for more than 2 terms if the previous terms were "non-consecutive" single terms. I.e., in contrast to the very first part of the first sentence, which should be considered "clear cut". The only "except" was basically referring to Truman, who was in office at the time of ratification.

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if krasnov is alive in 2028 .... rampartd Aug 4 #1

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Futurama is what immediately passed through my mind Alice B. Aug 4 #16

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Just like he's ignoring the 4th Amendment and the 14th Amendment BumRushDaShow Aug 4 #5

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The 22nd Amendment BumRushDaShow Aug 5 #19

He doesn't even need to violate any amendments Shrek Aug 5 #20

There still might be wiggle room disallowing that BumRushDaShow Aug 5 #21

The text "shall be elected" is operative Shrek Aug 5 #22

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We can only hope Bluestocking Aug 4 #8

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Based on what??? Hornedfrog2000 Aug 4 #13

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